Complete Composition Operators for IOCO-Testing Theory

We extend the theory of input-output conformance with operators for merge and quotient. The former is useful when testing against multiple requirements or views. The latter can be used to generate tests for patches of an already tested system. Both operators can combine systems with different action alphabets, which is usually the case when constructing complex systems and specifications from parts, for instance different views as well as newly defined functionality of a previous version of the system. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.2.4 [Software/Program Verification]: Formal methods Keywords ioco; Model-based testing; Decomposition; Specification merging

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2015
• Where: CBSE
• Authors: Nikola Benes, Przemyslaw Daca, Thomas A. Henzinger, Jan Kretínský, Dejan Nickovic
• Keywords: CBSE 2015, Software Engineering